Ecstatic Dance Fridays

Ecstatic Dance Fridays at St James Church Hall in Pokesdown, Bournemouth for free-flowing dance sessions. Welcome to Ecstatic Dance Waves with Jude-z & guest DJs and Facilitators. We gather in the Community Hall at St James' Church, Pokesdown Hill, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DW fortnightly on Friday evenings. Ecstatic Dance is a practice of movement and free flowing dance that integrates emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. We embark on a movement journey allowing moments of gentle flow, natural rhythm, release, elation, stillness and reflection. When we move, we can quiet the mind and innately embody the rhythm of the music, freeing our selves and opening us to new perspectives. There are no steps to follow, just your own feet and your own heartbeat. There will be moments of guided meditation and others where you can deep dive into the music. ✨Ecstatic Dance Fridays ✨St James Church Community Hall, Pokesdown Bournemouth ⏰7pm-9:30pm 📅 2 October 026 ✨Doors open 6:45pm 🎟️Book: This is a sober event. • Arrive sober and remain so throughout the event. • We dance barefoot. • We refrain from conversations on the dance floor. • Be respectful of yourself and others. • Move spontaneously to a ecclectic mix of music. What to bring: - Water bottle. - Comfortable clothes that you can move in - some like floaty garments, other's like wearing yoga style clothing. - Layers are a good idea for this time of year as it is still quite chilly when the sun goes down. - Mat or towel. - Shawl or small blanket. Schedule 18:45 Arrive, settle listening to Danielle Britton playing her hand pan and free-flow warm-up 19:00 Opening circle 19:20 Ecstatic Dance with DJ Jude'z 21:00 Sound Circle with Alder Woodhead 21:20 Closing circle 21:30 Event ends 🎟Tickets: £20 Abundant supporter £15 Standard £10 Concessions Pay by donation (pay what you can afford) Children are free to attend Teenagers by donation Cash accepted at the door. No one turned away - if you would like to dance, but can't stretch to the ticket, please get in touch ([email protected]). Your ticket purchase contributes to the hire of the venue, insurance, equipment and running costs; DJs, facilitators and is very much appreciated so that we can continue to grow our dance community here in Dorset and offer our events in so many beautiful locations in Dorset. ECSTATIC DANCE FRIDAYS 12 June - DJ Jude'z 26 June SunSet Beach Dance 24 July SunSet Beach Dance Kite Beach Sandbanks 7 August Chakra Dancing with Ruth McEwen 4 September DJ Jude'z 18 September Chakra Dancing with Ruth McEwen 2 October DJ Jude'z 16 October 30 October - Chakra Dancing with Ruth McEwen 27 November 11 December PLUS 31 December DJ Jude'z, DJ Motion & DJ Fribbo (New Year's Eve, Thursday, 31 December 2026 venue to be advised) ​​Join our Sunshine Crew: If you would like join our SunShine Crew assisting setting up and clearing afterwards, in exchange for a ticket, please contact Judez at [email protected]. You assistance would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor. Dance the change you choose to be - within yourself, your commmunity and our world! www.sunfiredance.com ABOUT JUDE'Z SUNFIRE Jude'z has a background in drama, dance, voice, and breathwork modalities. Conscious dance has been an inspirational part of her life. Her vision is to create safe spaces of free expression, conscious movement to release, receive, embrace and heal, as well as revel in the joy of the dance. She is a conscious and ecstatic dance facilitator and DJ. She trained with Dance the Medicine, Ecstatic Dance Facilitator training and is a Conscious Connected Breathworker. Jude'z holds regular ecstatic dance events at beautiful locations around Dorset - Full Moon Beach Dances, Celtic Calendar Dance the Turning of the Wheel in the New Forest, Dance in the Woods, SunRise Beach Dances and our regular forynightly Friday sessions. SUNFIRE DANCE SunFire Dance offer Ecstatic and Conscious Dance events in Dorset. Judez was inspired to start her Movement Meditations, Beach, Forest and Celtic Calendar Conscious Dances, and this has grown to include Ecstatic Dance in Wimborne at Gaunts House and The Neptune Harvester. There is something magical about coming together in community, whether it be dancing on the beach under the luminous full moon or in the crisp morning air watching the sunrise, gathering around a fire in community and sharing a conscious dance. It is always a special event. Sun - born in the place of the Sun. Invite a ray of sunshine and light into your life. No matter how dark, cold, frozen or bleak life may seem. Move and ignite your passions. Fire - it only takes a spark to get the creative fire burning. Fire can also burn away the old, that which no longer serves us. Out of the embers, new shoots and regrowth can form to transmute it into new life, new hope, a new dawn for you. Fire for warmth, for life, for nourishment Dance - dance to move energy, dance to energise, dance when filled with sorrow, dance when filled with joy, dance to connect with others, dance to connect with self, dance your journey, dance of life. Please see our website for more details: www.sunfiredance.com.